as in pile
a quantity of wood heaped together for burning a dead body
a funeral pyre
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Recent Examples of pyre
It is thought the objects could have been burnt on a funerary pyre before they were buried, but no human remains have been found.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
It is believed they may have been burned on a funerary pyre, however, no remains have been found.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
As such, researchers think it may have been burned as part of a funeral pyre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The smoke from funeral pyres fills the air of major cities and small towns alike.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2021
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
It is believed they may have been burned on a funerary pyre, however, no remains have been found.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Mar. 2025
As such, researchers think it may have been burned as part of a funeral pyre.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The smoke from funeral pyres fills the air of major cities and small towns alike.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pyre
Noun
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Noun
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The story of a photographer, haunted by childhood guilt, who travels to remote Himalayan Sector K to investigate a mysterious phenomenon – this mystery/drama highlights the plight of children forced to work trawling through giant rubbish heaps in search of things that can be monetized.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Canning lay crumpled in a heap next to the mound while the bullpen phone rang with the directive to get Austin Warren into the game.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Simply stir the zingy horseradish sauce together, and stack layers of the cold cuts and fresh veggies to build a roast beef sandwich better than anything Publix can offer.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The end result was a stack of decisions deferring to Trump.—
Alicia Adamczyk,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Set high above Hollywood, the rooftop setting features iconic, 360-views of the Hollywood sign, Capital Records building and surrounding hills.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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The fire has scorched around 20 acres of land on the mountain, but no structures were lost, the department said.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Imagine standing atop a mountain, gazing at the vast landscape below, trying to make sense of the world around you.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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“Pyre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pyre. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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